April 26

The U.S. House of Representatives passes House Joint Resolution No. 184, a constitutional amendment to prohibit the labor of persons under 18 years of age. The Senate approved by the measure a few weeks later, but it was never ratified by the states and is still technically pending - 1924

On the orders of President Roosevelt, the U.S. Army seizes the Chicago headquarters of the unionized Montgomery Ward & Co. after management defies the National Labor Relations Board - 1944

With the official national unemployment rate standing at 9 percent, some 60,000 union members and other activists march in Washington, D.C., to demand jobs for all Americans - 1975

As the U.S. car industry tanks, the UAW agrees to concessions with Chrysler Corp. in return for a 55 percent stake in the company. The union then sold the shares to fund a trust that took over retiree health care costs - 2009

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